Global Patent Index - EP 1092133 B1

EP 1092133 B1 20080312 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A RESONANT FREQUENCY OF A RESONATOR CONTAINING A GAS COMPOSITION

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A RESONANT FREQUENCY OF A RESONATOR CONTAINING A GAS COMPOSITION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINER RESONANZFREQUENZ EINES EIN GASGEMISCH ENTHALTENDEN RESONATORS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE DETERMINATION DE LA FREQUENCE DE RESONANCE D'UN RESONATEUR COMPORTANT UN MELANGE GAZEUX

Publication

EP 1092133 B1 20080312 (EN)

Application

EP 99926636 A 19990617

Priority

  • GB 9901927 W 19990617
  • GB 9813514 A 19980624

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2338783A] Determining a frequency at which a resonator resonates comprising: driving an acoustic transmitter 2 (Fig.4) for applying an acoustic signal to the interior of a resonator 3, (Fig.2) by scanning through a first range of frequencies in substantially equidistant steps of a first size; detecting a signal from an acoustic receiver 4 (Fig.3) arranged to detect the amplitude of an acoustic signal within the resonator produced by driving the acoustic transmitter over the first range of frequencies; determining a frequency at which a maximum occurs in the detected signal for the first range of frequencies; driving the acoustic transmitter by scanning through a second range of frequncies containing the determined frequency from the first range of frequencies, the second range being smaller than the first range, and scanning through the second range of frequencies in substantially equidistant steps of a second size which is smaller than the steps of the first size; detecting a signal from the acoustic receiver produced by driving the acoustic transmitter over the second range of frequencies and determining a frequency at which a maximum occurs in the detected signal for the second range of frequencies.

IPC 8 full level

G01H 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G01H 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 3/00 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (examination)

  • US 5524477 A 19960611 - WAJID ABDUL [US]
  • KURT FRIDAY: "Automation of the Speed of Sound instrumentation and subsequent data analysis software as applied to the measurement of thermophysical properties in natural gas.", November 1997, MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, 6150 MURDOCH, AUSTRALIA

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2338783 A 19991229; GB 2338783 B 20021127; GB 9914030 D0 19990818; AR 018919 A1 20011212; AU 4381599 A 20000110; AU 738992 B2 20011004; BR 9911463 A 20010320; BR 9911463 B1 20120110; CA 2334537 A1 19991229; CA 2334537 C 20081202; DE 69938346 D1 20080424; DE 69938346 T2 20090409; EP 1092133 A1 20010418; EP 1092133 B1 20080312; GB 9813514 D0 19980819; JP 2002519629 A 20020702; JP 3553019 B2 20040811; KR 100416468 B1 20040131; KR 20010096534 A 20011107; MX PA00012334 A 20020604; US 6318180 B1 20011120; WO 9967608 A1 19991229

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9914030 A 19990617; AR P990102997 A 19990622; AU 4381599 A 19990617; BR 9911463 A 19990617; CA 2334537 A 19990617; DE 69938346 T 19990617; EP 99926636 A 19990617; GB 9813514 A 19980624; GB 9901927 W 19990617; JP 2000556217 A 19990617; KR 20007014298 A 20001216; MX PA00012334 A 19990617; US 72003101 A 20010215